Next potion of what ifs:
1. Mongols headed by Timujin (Chingiz Khan) had never come to Europe and smashed Russ.
2. In 14th century, the ruler of China, Kubla Khan sent the expedition on huge Chinese junks to see what lands lie beyond Japan. After the Wind of Gods (kamikadze) helped the Japanese to give a hard leak to Mongols. Supposedly, the ships went to the Sea of Okhotsk, along Kuril islands, then goes Kamchatka, Bering straights. Then Alaska and the whole new continent yet to be discovered. The ships were lost but what if they had managed to reach America? (the idea is taken from Paul Andersson's
Time Patrol but he never developed it).
3. Admiral Yamamoto had added certain details to his plan of assault of Pearl Harbor, and Vice-Admiral Chiochi Nagumo not only ruined with his Zero planes US Naval Base at Pearl Harbor but carried out operation of landing troops and was able to occupy Oahu, Maui and all the rest of Hawaii. That would prevent Enterprise's aircarrier fleet from safe return from maneuvres. I don't know if American carriers were able to reach San-Diego or Manila or any other American-held port in Pacific with the fuel they had. If no...
4. There was no Battle of Gravellines, and Spanish Armada ('La felicissima armada" landed safely its horrible troops on the British soil.
5. When Europeans open America, Homo Neanderthalis dominates the lands discovered. In general, it's a very interesting to speculate on topic of co-existance of two intelligent species on Earth.
Choose any of scenarios suggested or propose one of your own, and let's discuss it!
